WSET LEVEL 3 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
BANK 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● PGI wines. Answer: the French for PGI is Indication geographique
protegee IGP; the traditional term Vin de Pays (VdP) is also often seen
●● Vin de France. Answer: wines without a GI
●● Bordeaux. Answer: the largest appellation region in France in terms
of both value and volume; also home to many of the most prestigious
names in fine wine; moderate maritime climate that benefits from the
effect of the Gulf Stream
●● Black varieties of Bordeaux. Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet
Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot
●● Most widely planted variety in Bordeaux. Answer: Merlot
●● White varieties of Bordeaux. Answer: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc,
Muscadelle
, ●● Left Bank of Bordeaux. Answer: west and south of the
Gironde/Garonne; appellations Medoc, Graves, and Sauternes
●● Entre-Deux-Mers. Answer: appellation covering most of the area
between the Dordogne and the Garonne; can only produce white wines
●● Right Bank of Bordeaux. Answer: principal districts to the north and
east of the Gironde and Dordogne are Saint-Emilion and Pomerol
●● Bordeaux Classifications. Answer: classification systems lie outside
of the appellation system (except in the case of Saint-Emilion); the 1855
classification; the Graves classification; the classification system in
Saint-Emilion
●● The 1855 Classification. Answer: in 1855 on the occasion of the
Paris Universal Exhibition, the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce was
approached to produce an official list of their best red wines from the
Medoc and white wines from Sauternes - this is now known as the 1855
Classification and the chateaux that are listed in this classification are
referred to as crus classes; divided into five ranks in the Medoc and three
ranks in Sauternes; cru bourgeois is only awarded to wines in a specific
vintage
●● Graves classification. Answer: wines are classified with parallel, but
separate lists for red and white wines; no ranking; all wines on the list
may call themselves cru classes; all the crus classes chateaux now lie
BANK 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● PGI wines. Answer: the French for PGI is Indication geographique
protegee IGP; the traditional term Vin de Pays (VdP) is also often seen
●● Vin de France. Answer: wines without a GI
●● Bordeaux. Answer: the largest appellation region in France in terms
of both value and volume; also home to many of the most prestigious
names in fine wine; moderate maritime climate that benefits from the
effect of the Gulf Stream
●● Black varieties of Bordeaux. Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet
Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot
●● Most widely planted variety in Bordeaux. Answer: Merlot
●● White varieties of Bordeaux. Answer: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc,
Muscadelle
, ●● Left Bank of Bordeaux. Answer: west and south of the
Gironde/Garonne; appellations Medoc, Graves, and Sauternes
●● Entre-Deux-Mers. Answer: appellation covering most of the area
between the Dordogne and the Garonne; can only produce white wines
●● Right Bank of Bordeaux. Answer: principal districts to the north and
east of the Gironde and Dordogne are Saint-Emilion and Pomerol
●● Bordeaux Classifications. Answer: classification systems lie outside
of the appellation system (except in the case of Saint-Emilion); the 1855
classification; the Graves classification; the classification system in
Saint-Emilion
●● The 1855 Classification. Answer: in 1855 on the occasion of the
Paris Universal Exhibition, the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce was
approached to produce an official list of their best red wines from the
Medoc and white wines from Sauternes - this is now known as the 1855
Classification and the chateaux that are listed in this classification are
referred to as crus classes; divided into five ranks in the Medoc and three
ranks in Sauternes; cru bourgeois is only awarded to wines in a specific
vintage
●● Graves classification. Answer: wines are classified with parallel, but
separate lists for red and white wines; no ranking; all wines on the list
may call themselves cru classes; all the crus classes chateaux now lie
